Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK)

International

EPAC/EACN Conference in Montenegro: Focus on European cooperation and artificial intelligence

Around 180 experts from all over Europe discussed modern anti-corruption strategies in Budva, Montenegro, from 5 to 7 October 2026. The prestigious EPAC/EACN Award went to the Polish Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) with its innovative AI project ‘M-AI-A – Integrated AI Services Platform’. BAK Director, Otto Kerbl, and BAK Head of Department, Ernst Schmid, participated in the conference.

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International

BAK presentation at OSCE conference in Montenegro

On 6 and 7 October 2026, a conference organised by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) took place in Bar, Montenegro, on the topic of ‘Police Internal Oversight as a Tool Against Corruption Enabling Organized Crime: Approaches and Mechanisms for Prevention, Detection, and Prosecution’. BAK was also represented at the event by one of its experts, who gave a presentation on "Internal Oversight: Units and Organisational Models in the EU”.

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International

EPAC/EACN at IACA Conference in Rome

In mid-September 2026, the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) and the Italian Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione (ANAC) hosted the European Conference on Anti-Corruption Agency Effectiveness in Rome.

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International

BAK at EPAC/EACN Board Meeting in Lisbon

On 8 September 2026, the board members of European Partners against Corruption (EPAC) and European contact-point network against corruption (EACN) met in Lisbon. The Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK) participated in the meeting.

International

BAK at the Implementation Review Group of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)

From 30 August to 4 September 2026, the resumed 17th session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) took place at Vienna International Centre (VIC). Representatives from the 192 States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) discussed the effective implementation of UNCAC. The Austrian Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK) also participated in this conference.

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